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Huma Imtiaz works as a journalist. Originally from Pakistan, she is currently based in Washington, DC and likes her cocktails with a dash of sarcasm. She can be contacted at huma[dot]imtiaz[at]gmail[dot]com

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My favourite Ghalib quote is (and I am not sure if I am quoting correctly) when I think a british official asked him whether he was a musalmaan and he answered “neem. Sharaab peeta hoon, suuar nahin khaata”